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Yale School of Music
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New Haven CT
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Office of Admissions
Yale School of Music
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New Haven CT
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Contact & Visit

Scheduling your visit

We encourage you to visit during the academic year so that you can observe a concert or rehearsal and meet current students. Visit our Academic and Concert calendars before scheduling your visit.

Are you a prospective undergraduate?

Yale School of Music is a graduate school. Yale University does not offer a Bachelor of Music degree. Students interested in studying music at the undergraduate level apply to Yale College for the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree and can major in music while at Yale or study music even if they major in another academic area. Many talented musicians come to Yale and continue playing music at a very high level. There are abundant musical opportunities and resources available to undergraduates across the University.

Yale School of Music offers a B.A./M.M. program for which current Yale College students can apply during their junior year at Yale. Interested Yale College students should contact the YSM admissions office. As of the fall of 2017, the B.A./M.M. program is also open to prospective Yale College students who can apply to Yale College and Yale School of Music simultaneously. Applicants must be successfully admitted to both Yale College and the Yale School of Music to participate in the five-year B.A./M.M. program.

Yale Visitor Center Tours

149 Elm Street, New Haven, CT 06511

These tours are free, and no pre-registration is required. Led by Yale College students, the tours provide a glimpse into the history and architecture of the University. The tour also includes Sterling Memorial Library and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

The Gilmore Music Library is one of the largest music research libraries in the country. Highlights include extensive collected works editions, thousands of scores, and a rich collection of rare books and archival materials.

One of the foremost institutions of its kind, the Collection acquires, preserves, and exhibits musical instruments from antiquity to the present, featuring restored examples in demonstration and live performance.